GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Senior Katie Taylor won at both No. 1 singles and doubles and the Gettysburg College women's tennis team defeated McDaniel College 9-0 in a Centennial Conference match on Wednesday. The match was moved indoors to the Hauser Fieldhouse due to rain. The Bullets (3-1, 2-0 CC) jumped to a 3-0 lead after sweeping the doubles competition. Taylor and sophomore Bev Keyes captured an 8-1 decision at No. 1 before sophomores Laura Habecker and Meghan Fornshell teamed up for an 8-2 triumph at the No. 2 slot. Junior Kylle O'Sullivan and sophomore Meg Kelly received a win by forfeit at No. 3. In singles play, Taylor was a 6-4, 6-1 winner at No. 1 while O'Sullivan captured a 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 2. Habecker (6-1, 6-3) and Kelly (6-3, 6-2) won at Nos. 3-4, respectively, as did Keyes (10-0) at No. 5. Fornshell came away with a forfeit victory at No. 6.
Washington College 8, Ursinus 1
CHESTERTOWN, MD -- The Washington College women's tennis team improved to 6-0 for the first time in the 37-season history of the program with an 8-1 Centennial Conference win over visiting Ursinus College this afternoon inside the Johnson Fitness Center. The Shorewomen also improved to 2-0 in conference play, while Ursinus fell to 4-4 overall and 0-1 in conference action. Juniors Jordan Finnegan (Wilmington, DE/Archmere Academy) and Brittany Marshall (Dagsboro, DE/Worcester Prep [MD]), the region's seventh-ranked doubles team, blanked Julia Kurtz and Jessica Tyrrell, 8-0, at No. 1 doubles. Sophomore Kat Cohen (Springfield, MA/Williston-Northampton School) and freshman Bethany Daller (Exton, PA/Bishop Shanahan) were 8-3 winners over Heather McMasters and Jimena Talavera at No. 2 and freshman Amanda Bercovici (Hackensack, NJ/Bergen Tech) and sophomore Campbell McNicol (Mill Neck, NY/St. George's School) topped Mara Berzins and Dana McDonough, 8-2, at No. 3 as the Shorewomen swept doubles play. Bercovici led off singles with a 6-0, 6-0, blanking of Talavera at No. 3. Finnegan clinched the win for Washington by winning at an identical score over Kurtz at No. 1. McNicol added a 6-2, 6-1, win over Tyrrell at No. 4, while Marshall, ranked 12th in the region in singles, handled Berzins, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 2. Daller posted an 8-0 pro-set win against McDonough at No. 6. The Bears' lone point came at No. 5, where Caroline Lippe bested Cohen, 8-4.
Haverford 9, Bryn Mawr 0
Swarthmore 7, Muhlenberg 2
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Muhlenberg 9, Franklin & Marshall 0 (Tuesday)
LANCASTER, Pa. - The Muhlenberg women's tennis team swept through Lancaster and won its Centennial Conference opener, 9-0, over Franklin & Marshall.The Mules did not drop a set as they beat the Diplomats (0-7, 0-1) for the fourth straight season. Freshmen Emily Szulman and Gabriela Contino picked up the first spring singles wins of their careers. Szulman did not drop a game during her win at No. 5 singles, while Contino picked up 7-5, 6-0 win at the No. 6 spot. Szulman also teamed with sophomore Amanda von Taube for an 8-4 win at No. 3 doubles.